Thomas Name Popularity

How popular is Thomas?

The very popular name Thomas was the 48th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2017.

This top 50 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 100 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #8 for the first time in 1880 and as recently as 1955.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1952 with 48,655 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Thomas was 1,811 in 1899.

Thomas, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1897-1900, 1906-1924, 1932-1947, 1948-1951, and 1985-1988, whereas 1957-1976, 1990-1997, and 1998-2010 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Thomas popularity headed?

Thomas's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

Thomas's popularity has been moving downward for some time. however, the number of children named Thomas lately has remained about the same.

The name Thomas is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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Thomas (Girl)

Thomas (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2017

11

9,828

7,131

48

2016

10

10,752

7,338

48

2015

10

10,775

7,172

51

2014

6

16,315

7,026

54

2013

8

13,026

6,786

61

2012

10

11,172

6,838

63

2011

10

11,113

6,913

63

2010

11

10,389

7,123

62

2009

13

9,329

7,719

57

2008

< 5

--

8,356

52

2007

8

13,827

8,927

52

2006

17

7,448

9,508

51

2005

10

10,855

10,037

40

2004

39

3,741

10,497

37

2003

16

7,179

10,932

36

2002

14

7,793

11,291

36

2001

15

7,290

12,146

33

2000

23

5,137

12,639

33

1999

19

5,644

12,791

31

1998

17

6,049

12,886

31

1997

19

5,401

12,895

31

1996

31

3,627

13,800

28

1995

30

3,660

14,159

27

1994

21

4,833

14,904

27

1993

29

3,765

14,862

27

1992

35

3,266

15,282

27

1991

41

2,883

16,786

28

1990

44

2,693

18,216

26

1989

70

1,895

18,429

23

1988

117

1,258

18,799

23

1987

125

1,177

18,125

24

1986

128

1,134

17,350

26

1985

113

1,223

17,604

25

1984

118

1,156

17,594

25

1983

147

992

17,563

24

1982

110

1,219

17,582

23

1981

110

1,198

17,165

26

1980

111

1,196

17,570

25

1979

122

1,118

16,472

26

1978

131

1,045

16,493

23

1977

123

1,067

16,592

22

1976

101

1,152

16,125

23

1975

86

1,299

16,554

20

1974

93

1,202

17,286

20

1973

101

1,119

17,937

19

1972

96

1,148

19,575

20

1971

131

973

23,161

17

1970

133

960

26,685

17

1969

103

1,094

27,479

13

1968

121

946

27,443

12

1967

138

864

28,276

12

1966

118

937

29,016

10

1965

112

981

31,623

9

1964

113

1,015

34,457

9

1963

136

903

35,504

9

1962

113

1,014

36,524

9

1961

110

1,048

37,557

9

1960

120

980

39,279

9

1959

127

932

40,269

9

1958

117

958

42,066

9

1957

110

994

44,578

9

1956

103

1,010

44,800

9

1955

73

1,174

45,819

8

1954

78

1,124

47,156

8

1953

99

954

46,971

8

1952

79

1,067

48,655

8

1951

90

986

48,278

8

1950

83

1,006

45,603

8

1949

100

884

45,204

8

1948

95

895

43,778

8

1947

103

867

44,833

8

1946

109

791

38,868

8

1945

100

754

31,870

8

1944

100

768

31,599

8

1943

91

815

32,860

8

1942

103

747

31,099

8

1941

75

844

26,641

8

1940

86

750

23,987

8

1939

74

804

22,127

9

1938

76

809

21,376

9

1937

66

855

19,773

9

1936

76

779

18,338

8

1935

72

803

17,682

9

1934

62

869

17,367

9

1933

96

669

16,500

10

1932

92

710

16,833

10

1931

89

716

16,846

10

1930

128

614

17,013

11

1929

121

628

16,276

11

1928

142

593

16,576

11

1927

116

673

17,022

11

1926

111

692

16,601

11

1925

78

846

16,685

11

1924

85

814

16,557

11

1923

66

906

15,884

12

1922

67

896

15,264

11

1921

76

852

15,308

11

1920

82

805

14,938

11

1919

66

866

13,434

10

1918

69

867

13,910

10

1917

55

943

12,611

10

1916

49

991

11,998

10

1915

46

987

11,490

10

1914

48

854

8,850

11

1913

36

900

7,096

10

1912

34

867

6,087

10

1911

23

928

3,292

10

1910

18

1,062

2,851

12

1909

12

1,279

2,468

10

1908

22

846

2,301

10

1907

12

1,202

2,175

11

1906

13

1,095

2,176

10

1905

18

898

2,135

10

1904

16

934

2,057

11

1903

9

1,302

1,962

10

1902

16

901

2,134

11

1901

12

1,000

1,820

11

1900

16

963

2,557

11

1899

8

1,272

1,811

11

1898

11

1,092

2,161

10

1897

16

821

1,980

11

1896

11

1,041

2,088

12

1895

14

890

2,153

11

1894

9

1,124

2,170

12

1893

16

766

2,157

12

1892

16

758

2,413

12

1891

13

789

1,982

12

1890

9

1,001

2,200

12

1889

12

796

2,233

12

1888

14

721

2,449

12

1887

7

1,027

2,151

9

1886

8

888

2,337

10

1885

9

790

2,266

10

1884

10

725

2,572

8

1883

< 5

--

2,316

10

1882

12

559

2,610

8

1881

11

535

2,282

9

1880

8

673

2,534

8

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.